Larva: The larva feed on decaying vegetable matter such as hay,grass mowings and dry leaves, occasionally being found in unusual circumstances such as birds nests,straw,thatching and discarded paper,protected in a a silken gallery.Pupa:Pupates in a cocoonOverwinters as:OvumObservations:A moth with grey forewings with two cross-lines that are yelowish at the costa and turn white across the forewing and hindwing. There is a narrow costal streak between these cross-lines which are the same grey as the forewing with intermittent dashes of orangy yellow.

The moth rests in typical pyralid fashion with upturned abdomen, as seen in photos 3.